Sweat-pad fastener



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SW EAT= PAD FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 378,239, dated February21, 1888.

Serial No. 247,193. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EMORY Q. DARK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Shelbyville, in the county of Shelby and State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sweat-Pads; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a sweat-pad and an improved device forsecuring it to a horsecollar, the leading object and purpose of theinvention being to construct the padfastening in a novel and peculiarmanner; and it consists in the construction and combination of parts,substantially as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating my invention, Figure 1 is aperspective view of the sweat-pad in the position that it ocou pics whenon the horses neck. Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective of the pad whenextended for the purpose of reversing. Fig. 3 is a cross-section of padand collar, showing the mode of connecting them by my improved clamp.Figs. 4 and 5 are enlarged perspective and side views, respectively, ofmy improved clamps or fastenings.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

A denotes a sweat-pad constructed of any suitable size and in anydesired manner. Preferably it consists of a single strip or lengthadapted to encircle the horses neck.

At suit-able points opposite each other along the inner edge of the padare located the fastenings by means of which the pad is held in placeagainst the collar. Thus it will be seen that each half of the pad-thatis, the portion on each side of the horses neck-is provided with afastening, and their location as regards the meeting extremities of thepad may be varied as the judgment of the man who constructs them maydictate; but it will usually be found best to have them, as regards eachother, oppositely located. lhe mode of their connection to the pad is asfollows: A

strip of leather, a, arranged to pass from a point on one side of thepad near its inner edge to an opposite point on the other side of thepad, thus encompassing the edge more or less closely, said edge beingusually preferably more or less thickened, as shown, by reason of thestuffing of the pad, is firmly riveted or otherwise fastened in thisposition. The clamp or fastening is adapted to slide upon the strap afrom one end thereof to the other, and thus to be changed in positionfrom one side of the pad to the other. Said clamp consists of a strap ofspring metal, B, bent to form two curved spring clamping-jaws, andprovided with a loop, I), cent-rally between the jaws which inclose thestrap a. (See Fig. 4:.)

When the pad is to be attached to the collar,

.it will first be laid upon the horses neck, then the collar placed inposition, and afterward the clamps B B sprung over the neck-roll of thecollar, as shown in Fig. 8. It will thus be seen that my pad is easilyreversible, so that either side thereof may be presented to the horsesneck. In warm weather a reversible pad of this kind is especiallydesirable, for experience has demonstrated that during a days use a padbecomes so saturated with sweat as not to dry during the night.

WVhen the pad is reversible, the dry side can be presented to the horsesneck and the saturated side be afforded additional time to dry duringthe following day.

I am aware that a reversible sweat-pad has heretofore been used with ahorse-collar, and I do not, therefore, claim such reversible pad asbroadly new with me; but what I do claim in connection therewith willhereinafter specifically appear in the claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, with pad A, of straps (t a, encompassing the inner edgeand secured on opposite sides of said pad, and clamps B B, having loopsb b, that slide on said straps a a, substantially as and for the purposespecifled.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EMORY Q. DARE.

Witnesses:

G. W. KINSLEY, Geo. M. Wnronr.

